THE GREAT TRAIN FACTORY!!

 

  

Integral Coach Factory (ICF) is the only manufacturer of rail coaches located in Chennai, Tamil Nadu,India  It was established in 1952, is owned and operated by the Indian Railways

ICF  started production on 2 October 1955. The first items produced were third class shells for Southern Railways .Now a  moment of pride is ........ 

Integral Coach Factory (ICF) has achieved the distinction of being the only coach manufacturer in the World to have manufactured 50000 coaches till 18 Aug 2015 since its inception., approximately 500 different designs , today  ICF is capable of manufacturing about 1700 coaches a year ..ICF is also a fully green coach manufacturer as its entire power requirement is generated by its windmills located in Tuticorin. ICF also exports railway coaches to other countries including Thailand, Burma, Taiwan, Zambia, Philippines, Tanzania, Uganda ,Vietnam,Nigeria, Mozambique,Bangladesh, Angola and Sri Lanka.

Jeni & Santo

Some history about various Chennai area names

 Chennai you are Amazing!!

* Syed Shah Pettai has become “Saidapet”

* In 17,18-th centuries this area was under control of a Nawab and this was the garden were his horses were resting and getting fed. So it was called "Ghoda bagh" (Horse Garden). It later became “Kodambakkam”

* Armoured Vehicles And Depot of India became “Avadi” (AVADI)

* Several Chrome leather factories in the region resulted in this area being called “Chrompet”

* This area was full of coconut trees. Therefore named as “tennampettai”. It was later changed as “Teynampet”

* Urdu word “che baug” (six gardens) became “Chepauk”.

* Saundara Pandian bazaar became “Pondy Bazaar”

* “vilva marankal” area with the flowers used for the Lord known as Mahavilvam over time has become “Mambalam”

* pallavapuram became “Pallavaram”.

* Madras Presidency head was Panagal Raja at one point and based on his name, the park was named as “Panagal Park”

* Based on name of Justice party leader Sir. Thiagarajan Chettiar, the area is known as “T Nagar”

* “Purasai” trees were in abundance in the region, leading it to be called “Purasaiwalkam”

* “Puspakavalli” in Sanskrit due to the large amount of Jasmine plants / trees in the region became “puviruntavalli” in tamil to get transformed as “Poondamali” now.

* In the 17th century, a Muslim saint who lived here 'kunankuti Mastan Sahib'. Thondi was his native town in Ramanathapuram district. Therefore, the local people called him tontiyar. That's the current areas known as “Tondiarpet”.

* Before the area was used for feeding cattle. So called as Mandai veli before becoming “Mandaveli”

* Peacock were roaming freely in the area leading it to be called Mayilai puram and later becoming “Mylapore”

* Pallavas used to conduct or wage wars in the region now known as “Porur”

* Bamboo (Perambu) trees were throughout the region was a few hundred years ago, now known as “Perambur”.

* Based on Thirusula nathar temple area became “Thirusulam”. (BTW Trident hotel name came from the same source.. Trident means Thirusulam).

* The pond with lots of lilies opposite to Parthasarathy temple was known as Thiru allikkeni transformed itself to “Triplicane”

* Thomas Parry used to do business in this area. He gained the respect from people resulting in the name “Parry’s Corner”. That is also why it is not “Paris Corner”

*This area had many Neem trees around a big lake in Tamil Neem+Lake is Veepa+yeri this is now called Vepery

Jeni & Santo

Tech know..?.?.. Read

1.) GOOGLE - Global Organization Of Oriented Group Language Of Earth.

2.) YAHOO - Yet Another Hierarchical Officious Oracle.

3.) WINDOW - Wide Interactive Network Development for Office work Solution.

4.) COMPUTER - Common Oriented Machine Particularly United and used under Technical and Educational Research.

5.) VIRUS - Vital Information Resources Under Siege.

6.) UMTS - Universal Mobile Telecommunicati ons System.

7.) AMOLED - Active-matrix organic light-emitting diode.

8.) OLED - Organic light-emitting diode.

9.) IMEI - International Mobile Equipment Identity.

10.) ESN - Electronic Serial Number.

11.) UPS - Uninterruptible power supply.

12. HDMI - High-Definition Multimedia Interface.

13.) VPN - Virtual private network.

14.) APN - Access Point Name.

15.) SIM - Subscriber Identity Module.

16.) LED - Light emitting diode.

17.) DLNA - Digital Living Network Alliance.

18.) RAM - Random access memory.

19.) ROM - Read only memory.

20.) VGA - Video Graphics Array.

21.) QVGA - Quarter Video Graphics Array.

22.) WVGA - Wide video graphics array.

23.) WXGA - Widescreen Extended Graphics Array.

24.) USB - Universal serial Bus.

25.) WLAN - Wireless Local Area Network.

26.) PPI - Pixels Per Inch.

27.) LCD - Liquid Crystal Display.

28.) HSDPA - High speed down-link packet access.

29.) HSUPA - High-Speed Uplink Packet Access.

30.) HSPA - High Speed Packet Access.

31.) GPRS - General Packet Radio Service.

32.) EDGE - Enhanced Data Rates for Global Evolution.

33.) NFC - Near field communication.

34.) OTG - On-the-go.

35.) S-LCD - Super Liquid Crystal Display.

36.) O.S. - Operating system.

37.) SNS - Social network service.

38.) H.S - HOTSPOT.

39.) P.O.I - Point of interest.

40.) GPS - Global Positioning System.

41.) DVD - Digital Video Disk.

42.) DTP - Desk top publishing.

43.) DNSE - Digital natural sound engine.

44.) OVI - Ohio Video Intranet.

45.) CDMA - Code Division Multiple Access.

46.) WCDMA - Wide-band Code Division Multiple Access.

47.) GSM - Global System for Mobile Communications.

48.) WI-FI - Wireless Fidelity.

49.) DIVX - Digital internet video access.

50.) APK - Authenticated public key.

51.) J2ME - Java 2 micro edition.

52.) SIS - Installation source.

53.) DELL - Digital electronic link library.

54.) ACER - Acquisition Collaboration Experimentation Reflection.

55.) RSS - Really simple syndication.

56.) TFT - Thin film transistor.

57.) AMR- Adaptive Multi-Rate.

58.) MPEG - moving pictures experts group.

59.) IVRS - Interactive Voice Response System.

60.) HP - Hewlett Packard.

Jeni & Santo

11 Brands We all Think Are Indian But Are Actually Not

 
                                            BRANDS WHICH ARE ACTUALLY NOT INDIAN

In India, there are lot of things we can boast of as being our own, ranging from things related to culture and art of general everyday items. However, sometimes we end up adopting some things, and they become such integral part of our daily lives that we don't really question where they originally came from. 

On that note, it might really surprise us to know that some of the most common brands we think are Indian are actually not Indian at all.

Here are some of them...



1. Bata Shoes 

It sounds like our staple Indian footwear, but Bata Shoes is actually a family - owned global footwear and fashion accessory brand. Their Headquarters are located in Lausanne, Switzerland. The Bata She Company was founded in 1894 in Zlin, Moravia by Tomas Bat'a, his brother Antonin and his sister Anna, whose family had been cobblers for generations.

2. Indian Motorcycles

These bikes are actually an American brand originally called Hendee Manufacturing Company in 1928. They actually opened their first showroom in India only in 2014.

3. Hindustan Unilever Limited.

This Company is owned by Anglo - Dutch company Unilever, a company that has faced it's fair share of controversy in our country. Unilever actually owns a 67% controlling share in Hindustan Unilever as of March 2015 and are their Holding Company.

4. Colgate

This go - to toothpaste falls under Colgate - Palmolive, They are an American multinational consumer products company focused on the production and distribution of household, healthcare and personal products, such as soaps, detergents and oral hygiene products.

5. Tatra Trucks 

Tatra Trucks, the vehicles seen commonly being used by the India Army, are actually a vehicle manufacturing company in Kopnvnice, Czech Republic. The company was founded in 1850 and is named after the Tatra Mountains. Most Tatra trucks for sale in India are manufactured in collaboration with Bharat Earth Movers Limited.

6. STAR TV 

The Star in TV stands for Satellite Television Asian Region. It is an Asian TV service owned by 21st Century Fox, the American Multinational Mass Media Corporation. It is structured into 3 units - STAR Indian, STAR Greater China and Fox International Channels.

7. Nestle 

Most people think that company behind favorites such as Maggi and KitKat is Indian. Nestle is actually a Swiss Transnational food and beverage company headquartered in Vevey, Vaud, Switzerland.

8. Bose Speakers

With Such a Bengali name, it comes as a bit of a blow that Bose Sound systems are'nt actually Indian. It is an American Corporation that is based in Framingham, Massachusetts and specializes in luxury audio equipment. It was, however, founded by an Indian American named Amar Bose in 1964.

9. Gudang Garam Cigarettes

These spiced cigarettes that people seem to hate but still smoke is actually an Indonesian brand. It was founded on 26 June 1958 by Tjoa Ing Hwie, who changed his name to Surya Wonowidjojo. Gudang Garam actually means " Salt Warehouse" 

10. Vedanta Resources.

This is a global diversified metals and mining company that is notorious for a lot of the land and forest grabbing in Odisha. They are headquartered in London and most of the stakeholders are of British Origin.

11. Tide Detergent 

This household detergent is actually manufactured by Procter and Gamble, an American Company. It was introduced in 1946 in US markets and expanded to the rest of the world over time.

Jeni & Santo.

10 Mysteries which had been Demystified

Hi all, here are some Mysteries which were Demystified, but many are not aware of it.



                                                          BERMUDA TRIANGLE      

Mystery : This is also known as Devil's Triangle, its a loosely defined region in the North Atlantic Ocean, where many aircrafts and ships are said to have disappeared under mysterious circumstances, never to be seen again. 

Solved :   According to researrch, the average number of crafts disappearing here is the same as in any other well traveled part of the ocean. What that implies is, take any other part of the ocean that has seen its fair share of traffic, and you would end up with similar number of  ' disappearences ' . This story has survived on unnecessary hype. There have been no major disappearances  since 1999.

                                                                 BLOOP        

Mystery : It is a mysterious Ultra - low - frequency and an incredibly loud sound originating in the South Pacific that was heard by two stations which are separated by 5000 kilometers. People started to think it might be produced by an enormous animal that has never been seen before.

Solved :  The NOAA ( National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ) Vents Program attributed the sound to that of a large Icequake, numerous Icequakes share similar spectrograms with Bloop, as well as the amplitude necessary to spot them despite ranges exceeding 5000 km.

                                                         EGYPTIAN PYRAMIDS

Mystery : The World has been baffled for years about just how slave workers transported the massive blocks across the valley of the Kings in around 2000 BC to build the majestic pyramids. It has often been called a work of the aliens.

Solved:  Dutch researchers have figured that the Egyptians placed heavy objects on a sledge, pulled by hundreds of workers, and simply poured water on the sand in front of it, which made it easier for the sledges to glide over the sand. It  really did take us thousands and thousands of years to crack something this simple.

                                                              ICA STONES

Mystery : They are a collection of andesitic stones from the Inca Empire found in Ica Province that bear a variety diagrams. Some of them supposedly have depictions of dinosaurs, and advanced technology and we wonder how people could predict it all, back in that age.

Solved :  Javier Cabrera Darquea collected and popularized the stones, obtaining many of them from a farmer named Basillio Uschuya, who after claiming it to be real ancient artifacts, confessed that he produced a patina by baking the stone in cow dung to give an authentic look, and, created the carvings using a knife.

                                                          THE IRON PILLAR

Mystery : A major tourist attraction, it has successfully avoided rust for around 1600 years despite being in open air. Most people naturally leave the explaining to ancient supernatural elements.

Solved : Scientific analysis proves that the pillar is coated with iron containing phosphorous that prevents it from corrosion.

     
                                                      SIDE NOTES IN HORNER'S ODYSSEY

Mystery:  The notes in the margin of this edition baffled people for a very long time thinking that it was a clue to something more important or there was a message hidden behind it.

Solved :    It turns out the marginalia was nothing but scribbled translation of the book in an archaic French shorthand.

                                                        THE CREW OF MARY CELESTE

Mystery :  The entire crew of Mary Celeste disappeared like poof! it was as if the whole ship just vanished in thin air with out any explanation, leaving everyone confused and worried.

Solved :   She was found later, it looks like the crew abandoned the ship when the alcohol on the board com busted. The crew, however, was never seen again, Scientists determined that a vapour based explosion would not damage anything, but it would still be a petrifying experience.

                                                                 LOCH NESS MONSTER

Mystery :  Nessie, the Loch Ness Monster, was the most well - known lake monster in the history of lake monsters. Some people believed it to be a living dinosaur or even a sea serpent that swam into the lake before it became landlocked. But, Nessie became a reality for a lot of people and shot to stardom after a photograph of the monster showing his head and neck was published.

Solved : The image, taken by a surgeon from London, was later admitted as a hoax.



Jeni & Santo

DO WE KNOW??????

                                                               DO WE KNOW 




1. Glabella - The Space between our eyebrows is called Glabella

2. Petrichor - The way it smells after the rain is called Petrichor

3. Ag let - The Plastic or metallic coating at the end of our shoelaces is called an Aglet.

4. Barm - The foam on beer is called a Barm.

5. W amble - The rumbling of stomach is called a Wamble.

6. Vagitius - The cry of a new born baby is called a Vagitius

7. Tines - The prongs on a fork are called Tines

8. Phosphenes - The Sheen or light that we see when we close our eyes and press our hands on them are called Phosphenes.

9. Box Tent - The tiny plastic table placed in the middle of a pizza box is called a box tent.

10. Over morrow - The day after tomorrow is called overmorrow.

11. Minimus - Our tiny toe or finger is call minimus

12. Agraffe - The wired cage that holds the cork in a bottle of champagne is called an Agraffe.

13. Vocables - The 'na na na ' and ' la la la ', which don't really have any meaning in the lyrics of any song, are called Vocables.

14. Interrobang - When you combine an exclamation mark with a question mark ( like ?! ), it is referred to as an interrobang.

15. Columella Nasi - The space between your nostrils is called Columella Nasi.

16. Armscye - The armhole in clothes, where the sleeves are sewn, is called Armscye.

17. Dysania - The condition of finding it difficult to get out of the bed in the morning is called Dysania.

18. Griffonage - Unreadable hand writing is called Griffonage.

19. Tittle - The dot over an "i" or a "j" is called tittle.

20. Crapulence - That utterly sick feeling we get after eating or drinking too much is called Crapulence.

21. Brannock Device - The metallic device used to measure our feet at the shoe store is called Brannock Device.


Jeni & Santo

13 Indian Athletes who battled their way to Success

                                                13 Indian Athletes who battled to Glory

                   


                                                                         

DHANRAJ PILLAI is a son of a worker at a local Ammunition factory and he practiced with a broken hockey sticks pasted up with gum and strings. After, all these initial hiccups in his career, he grew to score around 170 goals in 339 International matches for India. He had led India to a Gold Medal in 1998 Asian Games as well as in Asia Cup in the year 2003.

                                                                 

MILKA SINGH  was a boy who witnessed the killings of his parents and siblings during partition, after which he ran for his life and struggled for rehabilitation which had also driven him to become a petty thief stealing goods from trains. However, all these early difficulties in his life had driven him to win 77 of the 80 races he ran and made him to bring home 4 golds in Asian Games and 1 in Common Wealth Games, though he missed an Bronze medal by 1/100th of second in the 1960 Rome Olympics.

                                                             

MARY KOM was a daughter of a landless agricultural laborer, but that did not stop her from becoming an Five - time world Amateur Champion, the only women boxer to win a medal in all 6 World Championships, an Bronze medal in the 2012 London Olympics and last but not the least 1 Gold and 1 Bronze in the last concluded Asian Games.

                                                                   

PT USHA was the 2nd of six children and her Father ran a small cloth store, she also faced ill health and financial instability as a young girl. She is called as the " Queen of Indian Track and Field ". She is a winner of 13 Gold medals in the Asian Games and Asian Championships. However, she missed the 400 metre hurdles Bronze in 1984 Los Angeles Olympics by 1/100th of a second.

                                                                     

GAGAN NARANG was able to get a rifle after his father sold his property for money. But, he won Bronze in the 2012  London Olympics, 8 Gold, 1 Silver and 1 Bronze Medal in the Common Wealth Games, he also won 2 Silver and 3 Bronze Medals in the Asian Games.

                                                                   

KRISHNA POORNIA milked buffaloes at her father's dairy as a substitute to modern fitness equipment, to strengthen her arms and improve muscle power. She became the First Indian Women to reach the Final in Discus Throw in Olympics. She also 1 Gold Medal in the Commonwealth Games 2 Bronzes at Asian Games.

                                                                   

SAINA NEHWAL struggled to train and her father borrowed to pay for coaching and equipment. But currently, she is a Bronze Medalist in 2012 London Olympics, Silver Medalist at 2015 BWF World Championship, the winner of 1 Gold, 1 Silver, 1 Bronze medals at the Common Wealth Games. She was ranked no.1 in Women's Singles by Badminton World Federation in 2015. She was Honored with Padma Shri, Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna and Arjuna Award.

                                                                   

     
                             

SARDARA SINGH  practiced after his mother borrowed money to buy him shoes and kit, but later on became the youngest player to captain the Indian National Hockey Team. He had led India to Gold at the 2014 Commonweatlh Games. He was Honored with Padma Shri in 2015.

                                                                 

SARITA DEVI hails from an economically backward agricultural family in Manipur, she had helped her parentsin collecting firewood and in the fields. However, she won a Silver Medal at the Asian Boxing Championships in 2001, an Gold medal at the 2006 World Championships and an Silver Medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

                                                                   

SHIVA KESHAVAN competed without a coach or Winter Sports Infrastructure in the Country and had been constantly struggling for funds to compete. But, after all these he turned to become a Five Time Olympian, the first Indian to compete in luge at the Winter Olympics. He also holds the World record for the Youngest ever Olympian in Luge ( 16 years ) and had won 2 Gold, 1 Silver and 2 Bronze in Asian Luge Cup.

                                                             

SHUBHAM JAGLAN was the son of a milkman from a small village in Haryana and practiced using shabby clubs in the fields and watching YouTube Videos. But, later he turned out to become India's Golfing Prodigy and won the Junior World Golf Championships in California and won the Taylormade World Juniors in July, 2013. He also won IJGA World Stars of Junior Golf in July 2015.

                                                                 

VIJENDER SINGH is the son of a bus driver with Haryana Roadways and his father worked over time to support his education. But, that helped him become the First India Boxer to win an Olympic Medal, 2 Silver and 1 Bronze Medal at the Commonwealth Games and 1 Gold and 1 Bronze Medal at the Asian Games.

                                                                   

SUSHIL KUMAR is the son of  a DTC bus driver and practiced with minimal funds and poor training facilities. He won 1 Bronze and 1 Silver at the Olympic Games. He also won an Gold at the 2010 World Wrestling Championship, he also won 2 Commonwealth Gold Medals and 1 Gold, 1 Silver and 3 Bronze at the Asian Games.

Jeni and Santo